Reliance on fossil fuels increases during extreme temperature events in the continental United States

Abstract Increasing extreme climate events driven by climate change raise the question of their impacts on the power production system, and implications for renewable versus fossil power supply. Here, using climate reanalysis data and daily electricity generation (2018–2023), we systematically quant...

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Main Authors: Wenli Zhao, Biqing Zhu, Steven J. Davis, Philippe Ciais, Chaopeng Hong, Zhu Liu, Pierre Gentine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01147-z